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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-09

The Boston Herald thus describes an
electric mail box which the Boston post
office authorities think of adopting. A
letter is left by a carrier in the street box
of a business concern. As the letter
drops into the box it completes an cleo
trio circuit, and q little bell contained in
a clock hanging in the inner Office of the
firm rings, thus announcing the presence
of the letter in the outer box. At the
same time that the bell notifies the ear of
the arrival of the letter in the box without,
a little white disk falls across an opening in
the case Of the clock, thus conveying the
intelligence to the eye. A common cleo
trio battery is used, an ordinary eight
day clock employed, and the whole con-
trivance is very simple. It will immedi-
ately notify the occupant of an office
several stories above the street, or the
occupant of lofty fat in an apartment
hotel, or the busy housewife, of the ar
rival of the letter, and will save the car
rier many needless steps and the vexa-
tious delays occasioned by people who
will not answer the door-bell.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-09
THE KENSINGTON WHIRL.
Tho New London Dance that Is Like a
Windmill.

The New London Dance that Is Like
Windmill.
l love to see q girl dance gracefully, and
yet with thorough enjoyment of the
metrical motion. 1t is, however, COM
paratively rare sight. They are Ianguid
dancers, says the London Truth, hoyden-
ish ones, who skip into the air opce in
each bar of the music; Emphatic ones,
who turn their partners into beasts of
burden, leaving them all the hard work to
do, energetic ones, who drag men around,
and make them 60 in the opposite direc-
tiOn from what they were steering for;
and soulless ones, to whom the rhythm of
the music conveys no notion of keeping
time, but there are few who really dance
well. l watched with delighted apprecia-
ton young male person whom some one
had happily christened "The Cockatoo."
On one side of his head the hair was
brushed fat. On the other it rose like an
Atlantic roller; so that he was two or
three inches taller on the right side than
on the left. And yet we are told that
men are not vain, and that they do not
trouble about their personal appearance.
The man who appeared to enjoy the ex-
ercise most was neither very young nor
very slim. He kept the most perfect time,
steered with accuracy and precision and
held his partner just tightly enough. He
surely must have been in the navy. /
have never seen any one who could not
write r. N. after his name roll so softly
and beautifully from one foot on to the
other and back again.
A pair Of lunatics disturbed all the sane
dancers tremendously. They each put an
arm behind the other, and each leaned
back against this support. This gave
them a sort of purchase, so that they
could tWirl round with their bodies lean
ing far outward from each other. 1 have
seen little girls in the street play at
game something like this in effect and go
rushing around like small windmills.
This pair of dancers dashed about among
quieter couples in most headlong and
ungraceful way. I saw one or two cou-
pies simply stop dancing and run away
when they saw them coming. l was told
that this was a new kind of waltz called
the Kensington whirl, or something like
that. 1t bears just the same relation to
true dancing as snoring does to sleeping.
Another disturbing element was the
man who reversed. This is always a
selfish display, but particularly so in q
crowded room. 1t is so easy not to re-
verse, so what is the object of those who
practice this Objectionable step?
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-09
FIRE RECORD.
Big Blaze at FermersviIIe.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
FARNIERsvILLE, TEX, May Last
night at about 80 O'Clock as the Tidal
Wave saloon was beng closed a lamp ex-
ploded and set the saloon on fire. In a
few moments the south side of the square
was in almost a solid blaze of fire. Every
house was burned from that side of the
square with the exception of Neathery,
Hicks & Co., and j. w. Lovins. The fol-
lowing are those whose business in that
district was entirely burned out, to-wit:
W. P. Litman & Co., M, T. Battle, G. R.
Marsh, W. H. Chapman, Jackson &
Church, Starkle, Crouch, the Bell imple-
ment house and DR.. Sullivan.
There was very little insurance on
any Of the properly. One or two
houses had small amount OF insurance
on their stocks, but nothing on their
buildings. The loss is estimated all the
way from 5000 to $4,000. This is the
greatest disaster that has ever come over
this town in the way of fires, and it Ger
tainlY falls heavily, as many of those who
passed through the fire, lost all
they had of this worlds goods. 1t was
with great difficulty that the entire town
was kept from burning, and if it had not
been for the heroic efforts of those pres
ent in fighting the flames the entire bust
ness part of the town would have been
burned.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-09
PATHS PASTE BRILLIANTS.
The Reason She Wears Imitation Diamond
on the Stage.

on the Stage.
Signor Nicolini has not been able this
week to devote the usual time to&billiard
playing, says the New York Journal. He
has either been assisting at rehesrsals at
the Metropolitan opera hOnse or standing
behind the scenes to throw the shawl over
Nine. PATHS shoulders when she leaves
the stage, or carriage riding down to the
Lincoln Bank to withdraw and replace the
diamonds that his wife wears in her differ
ent roles.
In no part she plays does Nine. Patti
wear such wealth of precious stones as
when she undertakes Violetta in La
Traviata, and on this occasion, as on all
others, not alone were her head, her
neck and her arms covered with gems,
but her dress as well. What did not
strike the admiring crowd of
women, who, through their opera
glasses, paid as much attention to the
precious stones as they did to the singing,
was that fully half the stones were
paste. Patti happens to be one of the
few women in the world who can afford
to wear paste diamonds and then tell
about it without suffering any decreased
consideration for that reason. 1t is one
GAluS W veal pdSlC ulduOuuS f6G OWN
the real ones, but is quite another thing
to wear the paste limitations and not have
the genuine article ready at hand.
The fact is that Patti has duplicate in
paste Of every precious stone she
possesses. Half of these could hardly
be told from the real, excepting very near
by or by connoisseurs, they look so ex-
actly alike and the paste are of so fine q
quality.
1t has become wearisome and r1tker
expensive, too, for Signor Nicolini tdhire
carriage and detective to go dawn to
the Lincoln bank on Forty-seconE street,
nearly opposite the Grand Central depsE
to take out the big box containing sal
these brilliants. Besides that, there
is always some danger atAshed
to it, for they have to be kept
all night out of the bank and are
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-09
Temple.

Chief P. L. Downs, C. W. Littlepage,
FAC Mayer, W. M. Hamilton and other
members of Temple Fire Department,
have been very busy during the week
preparing to receive and entertain the
State Firemen's Association on Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday. The arrange
ments are nearly completed, and every
delegate can rest assured of a hearty re-
ception. The citizens of Temple have
assisted the department most gener-
OuslV.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-09
SOUTHERN METHODIST BISHOPS.
Plan of Visitation Adopted for the Fall
and Winter.

Plan of Visitation Adopted for the Fall
and Winter.
NASHVILLE, TENN, May 5.-The bishops
of the Methodist Episcopal Church South
tonight agreed upon the following plan
of Episcopal visitation:
First District, Bishop Hendrix-Sep-
TENDER Z, Missouri conference, Mexico
September IA, St. Louis conference,
FredeTickstOwn; September %, South
west Missouri conference, Springfield.
Second District, Bishop Hargrove-Au-
gust 10, Columbia conference, Corvallis,
Oregon; September %, Pacific confer
ence, San Francisco; October %, Los
Angeles, Cal; February %, Central Mex
leo conference, Puebla. Mex.
Third District, Bishop Cranberry
September IA, Kentucky Conference,
C0Vington: September Is, Louisville
Conference, Hartford, Ky; October u,
Illinois Conference, Marion; November
I6, Memphis Conference, Brownsville,
Tenn.
Fourth District, Bishop Galloway
October ), Western Conference, Council
Grove, Kas.; November -, Arkansas
Conference, Fayetteville; November l6,
Little Rock Conference, Little Rock;
November go, White River Conference,
Sesrcy, Ark.
Fifth District, Bishop McTyerie-Oc-
tober 3, HoIston Conference, Abing-
ton, Va; November 80, South Caro-
lima Conference, Spartsnburg; Deem
Der Z, North Georgia Conference, Mariet-
ia; December II, South Georgia Confer
ence, Sandersvilie.
Sixth District, Bishop Wilson-Octo-
Der II, Tennessee Conference, Gallstin
November 8, Northwest Texas Confer
ence, Fort Worth; November "a, North
Texas Conference, Honey Grove; March
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-09

1t is prophesied that "ten years from
now the great papers of the country will
be issued at the going down of the sun. :"
Nonsense! Ten years from now there
will be no going down of the sun. With
the rapid advance OF science and the con-
slant multiplication of labor saving de-
vices, we shall have a sun that will shine
right through the twenty-four hours.
There will be no loafng away from q
third to half it's time in useless sIumber.
-TBOstOn Transcript.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-09

Little Johnnie is good boy and goes
to Sunday school regularly. Little
frankie, on the other hand, is contiden-
TALLY reported by members of his social
circle to be zone of 'em." Sunday little
frankie wsyiays little Johnnie and at
tempts to persuade him to take long
street ramoles and surreptitious rides on
the rear platform of horse cars. John
nie's father was IN ear shot the other
Sunday when frankie made his last at
tempt. "Frankie," said johnnie, "Why
don't you go to Sunday school YOURSELF"
"Cause," reioiped frankie, "'cause
Robinson Crusoe's never in the library,
and the teachers always buzzing me
about religion; that's WHY
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-09
at Fkatonia.

Special to the Gazette.
FLATONIA, Tex, May S.--The Fayette
county prohibition convention met in La
Grange yesterday at II O'Clock. Judge
A. B. Kerr was elected permanent chair
man and G. G. Moore secretary. a COM
mittee of eight was appointed to report g
plan of operation. The committee con-
sisted of J. I. Campbell, Jesse Riser, S.
Morgan, j. w. Bigley, j. F. Sullivan,
Henri Geoph and Nathan Austin, coIored.
The committee recommended the appoint
ment of q county executive committee to
be composed of one from each Justices
precinct, each committeeman to have full
power to appoint subcommittee On
motion the report YVES adopted and the
chair appointed the following gentlemen
No. l, j. G. Moore; No. 2,W. B. Mcclellan;
No. 3, a. c. Hill; No. +, l. Y. Earthman;
No 3, Robert Young; No 6, 0. ?. Bas-
ford; No. Z, Nat Holman; No. s, T. W.
Glass. After listening to able addresses
from Hon. Harry Haynes of Washington
county, Rev. DR.. PiDCkney Harris Of
Gonzales county and j. W. Bigley of
Fsyette county, the convention adjourn
ed sine die. The most noticeable fea-
ture of the convention was that it was
composed principally of the hardy sons
of toll. Several prominent representa-
tive COlOred men were present and parti-
ciD9tpd
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-09
Baltimore Conference, Martinsburg,

q baIClhOre conference maTluSOurS,
Va.
Seventh District, Bishop Duncan
November 2, West Texas Conference, Lu-
ling; N9Yem ,,sru IT, IL Germ German Mission
Houston; December Z, East Texas Con
erence, Marshall.
Eighth District, Bishop keener-No-
vember i6, North Alabama Conference,
Tuscaloosa; November %, North Missis-
sippi Conference, Winona; December Z,
Alabama Conference, Greensboro; De-
cember II, Mississippi Conference, Jack
son.
Ninth District, Bishop Key-Novembel
l6, Virginia Conference, Danville; No
vember 80, North Carolina Conference,
Fayetteville; December IA, Florida Con
ference, Leesburg; January 4, Louisiana
Conference, Shreveport.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-09
Corn Crib Burned.

Correspondence Of the Gazette.
LINDEN, Tex, May 6.-News reached
US to-day of the burning last night of Rev.
Harrison's corn crib, near Huffines.
Sheriff R. W. Choate and Constable J. M.
Nelson left Immediately with bloodhounds
to trail the incendiary. Considerable ex-
citement prevails, as a murder was COM
mltted in that section a few days since,
and this is supposed to be the outgroWth
of il.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-09
POLITICAL NOTES.
At Abilene.

Special to the Gazette.
ABILENE, TEX, May "A prohibition
mass meeting was held here last night at
the court house. The immense room
was comfortably full of prohibitionists.
A good many ladies were present. The
meeting was addressed at length by
Messrs. CockreI and Davidson, leading
lawyers of this place.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-09
THE WEATHER.
at Abilene.

Special to the Gazette.
ABILENE, TEX, May 8.-A magnificent
rain is falling here tonight. It has been
coming down steadily for hours, and bids
fair to be the best rain of the year. This
will add an impetus to the extensive
farming interest of Taylor county and to
stock interests.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-09

a Bucks county farmer, who sent $40
to Philadelphia address, in answer to an
advertise ment of the finest feed cutter in
America, received in return two dollar
set of false teeth.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-09
WHERE THEY WENT.
Some Answers from Participants in the
April Distribution.
a Few of the Many Receipts for Prem
iums Given Away on the 9Th Instant

Up to this date nearly three-fourths of
the premiums given away to subscribers
on the 9TH inst. have been forwarded to
the parties to whom they were awarded
few of the many receipts on hand are
published to show the character of the
answers that come back from some of
those who participated as ticket holders
in THE GAzETTE's second semi-annual
distribution.
Cottondale, Tex, May 3, 1887.-Fort
Worth GAZETTE. I have
received the j. B. Mitchell wagon drawn
by ticket No I1470 in your April distrlbu-
ton, and am more than pleased with it :;
am delighted. The manufacturers of
this wagon seem to fully understand how
to put up wagon for our climate. I re-
gard THE GAZETTE the best paper pub
Iished in the state, and the wagon at least
the equal of any sold in the state. Ac-
cept my thanks. Very truly yours,
B. F. BANKS.
Sipe Springs, Tex, May 2, 1887.-The
Democrat Publishing Company, Fort
Worth, Tex.-Gentlemen: My pre-
MUM, the Ellis & Kelliner saddle, has
been received, with which l am well
pleased. 1 regard THE GAZETTE as the
leading newspaper of Texas, and would
be glad to see every farmer of our great
state subscribe to the same. Please &C
cept my thanks for your promptness in
forwarding my premium as directed. Re-
spectfully yours, T. B. LANDRETH.
Gainesville, Tex, May 2.-Democrat
Publishing Company, Fo1t Worth, Tex
Gentlemen The Singer sewing machine
drawn by ticket 1851, received, tested and
proved to be perfect machine. My wife
thinks it's beauty. Thanks all around.
May the Fort Worth GAZETTE live long
and prosper, remaining as now, the best
paper in Texas.
Most respectfully yours,
j. W. BARRETT.
HEIDENHEIMER, TEX, April %, 1851
Fort Worth GAzETTE-Gents: 1 have re-
ceiVed the W. A. Huffman buggy drawn
by ticket M. 324O in your April distribu-
ton of premiums, and am well pleased
with it. The buggy is a much finer one
than 1 expected. The W. A. Huffman In
plement Co. have fine workman who know
how to get up stylish and durable We
hicle.
The Fort Worth GAZETTE is the best
paper in Texas, giving the most news and
the pest market reports. 1t is the lead
ing paper of the state and the most popu-
lar. Yours very truly,
A. BAGGETT.
Holland Tex, April Is, 18S7.-Demo-
crst Publishing Company-Gentlemen :
The Sterling organ awarded to me on
ticket No. 1896 has been received, and l
write to express my thorough satisfaction
with the instrument and my appreciation
of your promptness in it's shipment. I
would have acknowledged receipt some
days sooner, but waited until 1 could
have the organ examined and tested by
some one more capable than myself of
deciding upon its merits.
With best wishes for the continued
prosperity and popularity of THE GA
zETTE, am yours, very truly,
JAMES M. MARKHAM.
Atlanta, Tex, April II, 18S7.-Dear
GAZETTE: Please accept my thanks for
the handsome morocco bound copy of
EDore's Paradise Lost, received this morn
ing. The illustrations of Milton's master
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-09
Cotton Belt Weather Bulletins.

Following is the weather bulletins for the
cotton region for stations given for twenty
four hours, ending D m, May 8:
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-09

Ali persons wishing S0Vertising space
in the extra edition of THE GAZETTE
should engsgs'ft at once to insure inser-
tom
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-09

In General Debility, Emaciation, Con
sunIRtton, and Wasting in Ohst1fen.
SEQ x1'S EMULSION of Pure Cod LIVER OIL
swtth kypoph osphites, is a N ost valualaa food
and n1&dicine. ItEfeates an appetite fu@ food,
siren sthens the,aeEfous system and katlis up
sion a SnS man sio or1' pSS cians a at
time&&Eve uNhepe. Sia@ he begal sing the
EmTaon ht cough hs6 ceasedsz4{Aed flesh
and8trengtA4nd from AZ appaHanSas his life
VAN, Hospital Steward, morganza, Pa. 49,
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1887-01-13
A Fearful Habit.
Especial Cor. STATE CHRONICLE I

Especial Cor. STATE CHRoNICLE.l
Since you have become editor of the
CHRONICLE you have never ceased to work
for that which did the most good to the
community. On every que stion that has
sprung up, you have fought hard for the
side that you would take. But there is
one thing that | wish to call your atten-
ton to which don't think l have ever
seen in the columns of the CHRONICLE.
And that is the opium and morphine hab-
it. You have written up every other sub
ject but this, and my desire for writing
this article is to get the CHRONICLE to call
the attention of the members of the Leg
islature to this horrible habit. Not that
they use the drug themselves, but wish
them to pass some kind of law to keep
others from using and killing themselves
with it, AS it is, any woman or man, or
boy or girl, not wishing to expose them
selves, can send the money by any
child to any drug store, buy the poison
and nothing never be said about it. And,
my God. what habit it grows into. Talk
about your drunkards, MADE so by whis-
key; talk about men who have been ruined
by gambling; talk about anything that
will sink man into the lowest depths Of
degradation, ana you will find nothing on
earth that is worse than the opium, laud-
nun and morphine habit Talk about
being slave Why, the meanest man
that ever lived before the war could not
have treated his slaves worse than does this
awful habit when it gets hold of person
l am not slave myself; | do not touch
it, but | speak from what | have seen and
what | know.
The buying Of this drug should be pro
hibited, except with prescription from a
practicing physician. 1t is true it would
bother the poor people who could not af-
ford to pay for prescription every time,
but they would soon find that they could
not get it and finally quit it. If drug
gists would talk, you would be surprised
to find out how much iaudanum is old in
Raleigh in one year Let the Legislature
pass a law at once prohibiting its being
sold except by prescription.
Yours. &c, NEDDY.
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head, its devoted motbe. or ~ ,o,
and loving child
Aiter careful consideration of TAI, ,.
| ject, | can at present see uo ,,1an IS =.
| craasing the acc&msaotlations - - -.
sane III the State which moro c'.,,',.. s.
Itself for its adaptation. in An ,.svs.ct1 ss.,
our needs, ths.a that of enitrgiag this IN
stitution by the extension OF its wincs
/ with additions at each extremity. rnnn,,Ie,
to the rear, 50 as to admit of mere -. "a,
communication with the central huildin..,
| OF the present edifice.
This proposition is il effect ~ ..upl;ca;a
the dimensions OF the resent iusti,uonn
50 lar as the wings for accommodation
I or patient tr'.concernet.. with an increase
IN the .inuber Oi rooms for the inmates
put without esliargc Ecis. e.. tne centre
!!-buidira : -: ~ (. s7ssss. !. :.
! - 80 Ii n sAse 81 - ~. =
/ rs those nov ID use, t,1tst-
"a, architectur.iiy, tESt u bos
available for the occupancv each (5f two
patients by an improved arrangement of
'lie doors ana windows. Upon this basis,
tan nf ~ "a - 'iio cil.' lseaoie condl-
vent, the proposel adtiirion irDi'7ji,!ptL,,
dormitories ana intirn4ries wonId nl.12i,io
Tor 39o III each wing, or 5l6 of both sex
-, -. ~ u, eHe0ss Oh tie iiumoer now provided
aid ~ caI, I..t..i.'' " IL" suth
material for its construction rom th'
penIJentIary authorities, each wing could
Dc pun ior $4,000, ora toral of al51,000
,d" d" 't0 tHe ulpfeeeoentediy low price Of
f'oV per e'l'i.'t' or " utlie ess. This IS
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1887-01-13
suGGEsTIoNs ON TAXATION.
Especial Cor. SrATE CnRos,cLEl

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people makes the subic { or ta1afion an
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th'm. desire, therefore, to offer to the
consideration Of the thoughtful legislator.
q few s,.,,.,...ti i,,... r., ,.c..,..,.,.a
'eI oiS.I''u'l'n "l inc o2fdehs. 1t IS ahd
must always remain ust principle that
every man should eontri6ute TO 10 sup-
mort of .I,. .,,,,,.,.,,,,,t 81,
~ 'F'' wa
10 MS "'litl' am Pl PltIectIy aware that
it IS impossible to carry The principle out
in practice completely; but the constant
af.nrt s6o,il1 ,a in that lirao+ior
N't present ia" ProNlueS thaJ man
shall pay taxes on his solvent credits but
that lie shall deduct from such credits his
l.t4 ,f-.: ,.,,,.,
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value Of his land ans makes no provision
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The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1887-01-13
The Weather Signals.

White flag-for clear weather.
Orange tlag-local rains.
Blue fiag-general rains.
White flag black square-cold wave.
Black triangle-rising temperature if
above weather flag, falling temperature if
below it.
Orange 1ag-with black square-indi-
Gates approach of cyclone.
Weather flag displayed alone-without
black triangle-indicates stationary tenn
perature.
Our Superior Court Judges ought to
know more about the resources and needs
of the State than any men in it. The
present circuit system sends them into
every county in the State. 1t is announc
ed that Judge Gudger who recently retired
from the bench, has held court in every
county in the State except Durham. But
the Durham people think the exception is
a very big one.